Prosperity 6

Welcome. This week we will read about the fifth principle of prosperity.

FIFTH PRINCIPLE: PURSUE GODS COMMANDMENTS.

Joshua 1:8 KEEP THIS BOOK OF THE LAWS ON YOUR LIPS; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be
careful to do everything written in it. THEN YOU WILL BE PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL.

Proverbs 3:12 My son, do not forget my teachings, but KEEP MY COMMANDS IN YOUR HEART for they will PRO-
LONG YOUR LIFE MANY YEARS (brings wealth to the body) AND BRING YOU PROSPERITY.

Proverbs 13:21 Misfortune pursues the sinner, but PROSPERITY IS THE REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS.

Proverbs 21:21 He who PURSUES RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LOVE finds life, PROSPERITY, and honor.

The above scriptures tell us that pursuing Gods commands brings wealth and prosperity, but how does this work?

If you keep Gods commandments (For example, if you don’t steal or commit adultery or don’t covet your neigh-
bors wife), you will LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE AND MORE PEACEFUL LIFE. If you keep the seventh day as a day of
rest, you will LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE, A HEALTHIER LIFE and probably A LONGER LIFE.

Therefore, if you LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE, A HEALTHIER LIFE and A LONGER LIFE, you can meet the first three
principles of prosperity more often. You can GIVE MORE, you can WORK MORE and you can INVEST MORE.
This results in prosperity.

Next week, wealth and prosperity is a good thing but there are some warnings that come along with it.